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Post by empirebaypete on Jun 20, 2015 10:06:27 GMT
www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/middle-eastern-based-recruitment-firm-to-take-over-hartlepool-united-1-7319126So Hartlepool are being sold to a Middle Eastern group. So it goes to show that there's a market for lower league clubs. I wonder what a lower league club with a nice new shiny stadium would be worth? one of the comments..... Like most supporters, I'm hoping for new owners with vision, passion and ambition, and who are prepared to invest to achieve those ambitions. But I can't help wondering what a successful business operating out of Dubai and London finds so attractive about a small lower league football club in the industrial hinterland of north east England. I hope there will be honest communication with the fans. That would be a good start, and would be a big change from the Hodcroft years. Here's hoping....
I can't help wondering why someone would invest in them either.
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Post by beaver132 on Jun 20, 2015 10:32:57 GMT
Hmmm I wonder why anyone would invest in a club like hartlepool. Under the radar cash based business not subject to media scrutiny unlike premier league clubs. Somewhere that you could 'lose' cash and then decide how much gate income you'd collected, unhindered by that nasty old oversight that comes with bigger clubs with bigger tax bills and more scrutiny. Proceeds of crime act 2002 anyone? - pure hypothesis obviously, not saying it's the case with hartlepool, just using that as a hypothetical example.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 20, 2015 12:14:02 GMT
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Post by Severncider on Jun 20, 2015 12:43:16 GMT
There have been several consortiums that have contacted NH in the last 18 months to invest and/or take over BRFC.
At the moment he says that none meet the criteria that would benefit BRFC.
Evidence - NH statement at the last Supporters Club AGM
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Post by simon1883 on Jun 21, 2015 5:45:30 GMT
You mean they dont offer the returns that UWE (Potentially) offers him and the BoD??? They'd be fools to sell before the UWE nightmare is complete one way or the other.
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Post by newmarketgas on Jun 21, 2015 6:12:20 GMT
I think for what it's worth NH would not sell to anyone who does not prove they are buying BRFC for the good of BRFC and not a toy to play with. Why he gets so much stick is beyond me, everything these days is coated in conspiracy theory, if we all bothered as much about doing the right things ourselves instead of doubting everything done by others we would be far happier and healthier in our minds !
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2015 7:17:22 GMT
Piglets
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Post by newmarketgas on Jun 21, 2015 7:28:12 GMT
Arseholes
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2015 7:54:44 GMT
There have been several consortiums that have contacted NH in the last 18 months to invest and/or take over BRFC. At the moment he says that none meet the criteria that would benefit BRFC. Evidence - NH statement at the last Supporters Club AGM It must be true then. Hmmm.
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Post by newmarketgas on Jun 21, 2015 8:17:25 GMT
It must be a lie then. Hmmm.
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Post by casey12a on Jun 21, 2015 8:35:06 GMT
I think for what it's worth NH would not sell to anyone who does not prove they are buying BRFC for the good of BRFC and not a toy to play with. Why he gets so much stick is beyond me, everything these days is coated in conspiracy theory, if we all bothered as much about doing the right things ourselves instead of doubting everything done by others we would be far happier and healthier in our minds ! Because he constantly lies to the fans, has us millions in debt, took us out of the football league and is gambling the future of the club.
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Post by newmarketgas on Jun 21, 2015 9:15:50 GMT
Anyone else fancy the job ? Does he lie all the time or not give you the answers you want ? Got us back in the League at first go ? Gambling the future of the club or gambling his own money ? It all depends if you like a good moan or not I guess.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 21, 2015 12:22:41 GMT
I sense he's gambling both, unless you can explain who we're going to pay off the Wonga loan plus the other debts if we lose to Sainsbury's
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Post by newmarketgas on Jun 21, 2015 12:42:18 GMT
Penny bottle, maybe he has a huge penny bottle ?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2015 13:03:40 GMT
Anyone else fancy the job ? Does he lie all the time or not give you the answers you want ? Got us back in the League at first go ? Gambling the future of the club or gambling his own money ? It all depends if you like a good moan or not I guess. I'd do it. Got a whole list of things to improve too.
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Post by newmarketgas on Jun 21, 2015 13:13:33 GMT
Got the money to risk ?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2015 13:22:19 GMT
Ah, damn.
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Post by newmarketgas on Jun 21, 2015 13:23:15 GMT
Bugger, I thought we had cracked it !
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Post by Jomo on Jun 21, 2015 14:33:33 GMT
I think for what it's worth NH would not sell to anyone who does not prove they are buying BRFC for the good of BRFC and not a toy to play with. Why he gets so much stick is beyond me, everything these days is coated in conspiracy theory, if we all bothered as much about doing the right things ourselves instead of doubting everything done by others we would be far happier and healthier in our minds ! This is an interesting one, as really we will never know if a prospective investor has the willing to make Rovers a genuine success or not. How does a chairman determine whether an investor is another Venkys style, or someone like Maxim Demin of Bournemouth? Who knows, if Maxim Demin had for some reason thought to buy into The Gas instead of Bournemouth, maybe Nick Higgs wouldn't have given him the time of day? It's a tricky one, as any change of ownership is a big big risk, and there's no guarantee of success and it could be a catastrophe, BUT big risks can also result in big rewards.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2015 15:52:14 GMT
I think you have to be so careful nowadays. Look at Salisbury. I'd rather have a shitly run club to support than none at all.
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